Important improvements are needed in the field of Print and Export Management to enhance currently limited output settings (this idea takes inspiration from Adobe Acrobat).
Map Range – besides the whole Layout allow to print/export only:
- Current View or user specified window
- Selection – print/export only selected objects in layout
- Element Type – print/export chosen map element type (Data Frame, Legend, Text, etc.)
- Element Name – choose to print/export specific objects by name
- Printable/All Layers – output printable layers only or all (Layer printability idea)
Map Scaling to output paper size:
- Print as is (1:1) – missing this basic and fundamental option which can’t be replaced by setting the first tile (inefficient workflow)
- Exact Zoom – user defined zoom % of map size
- Fit to Paper Size – enlarge or reduce map to fit printable area (currently only shrink possible)
- Multiple Maps Per Sheet (applicable to DDP or more layouts) – print multiple maps on the same sheet. Provide additional settings: Maps Per Sheet, Page Order, Print Page Border, and Auto-Rotate Maps.
- Tile Map to Printer Paper with settings: Tile Scale, Overlap, Cut Marks, and Labels
Map Positioning:
- Auto Rotate and Center – best map vs. printer paper orientation match
- Printer’s marks
Print contents of UI windows and settings with advanced layout and formatting possibilities:
- Attribute Table
- Table Of Contents
- Layer and Data Frame Properties
- Create Features window
- Attributes window
- Catalog window
- etc.
